Not getting enough protein

[maesthetics]

Hey guys i did a search but i didnt find any answers.


I am a noob, who is not getting enough protein from my diet. gunna go buy some cheap as tuna tomorrow which will be added to my lunch.

According to fitday, today i only had 88 grams (not including shake before bed)

i realise i could have more protein shakes but i am unsure as to what times i should take them (cutting) should i just have shakes at all snack times

meals look like this:


7-8am breakfast - egg with multigrain bread and weetbix

10am snack - popcorn

12pm lunch - basamati rice

3pm - snack

6pm - tea

8pm - snack

10pm shake before bed


any tips on adding more protein with meals or meal times?


thanks

[kaanbk]

i use egg ehite powder, hardly any fat, its cheap and high in protein, i use it for eggs in breakfast or i do this:

mix one scoop of egg white with 10 table spoons of lite yogurt, add few table spoons of wheat germ and honey, thats easy to eat and its packin about 40 grams of protein.

the point is egg white powder is good but dont buy a whole lot if you have a sensitive taste or stomach. try it first.. cuz i tried a few brands and i dont mind but... its not the best tasting or smelling thing out there... but no fat and heaps of protein.. gotta be great for the body right!! add some kidney beans to your meals, tuna is good so its good idea u are eatin that.. i usually have my meals at 9am - 12 - 3 - 6 - 9 - 12am.. along woth your tea have some handful of peanuts, cashews or almonds or u can have a glass of lite milk and a peanut butter sandwich,

**i am not an expert, but thats wat i can say from my experience, good luck ! **

[Tomohawk92]

****ing troll is obvious to me

[maesthetics]

i use egg ehite powder, hardly any fat, its cheap and high in protein, i use it for eggs in breakfast or i do this:

mix one scoop of egg white with 10 table spoons of lite yogurt, add few table spoons of wheat germ and honey, thats easy to eat and its packin about 40 grams of protein.

the point is egg white powder is good but dont buy a whole lot if you have a sensitive taste or stomach. try it first.. cuz i tried a few brands and i dont mind but... its not the best tasting or smelling thing out there... but no fat and heaps of protein.. gotta be great for the body right!! add some kidney beans to your meals, tuna is good so its good idea u are eatin that.. i usually have my meals at 9am - 12 - 3 - 6 - 9 - 12am.. along woth your tea have some handful of peanuts, cashews or almonds or u can have a glass of lite milk and a peanut butter sandwich,

**i am not an expert, but thats wat i can say from my experience, good luck ! **

ill have a look at getting some egg white powder. and ill try adding some nuts and milk to my meals.

cheers mate

****ing troll is obvious to me

im not trolling..

[CharH06]

popcorn....i lol'd


obvious troll..

[Valjean]

Your lunch should not be a carb only! That's why people feel tired after they eat lunch so often...I don't know what the first word is, so forgive me if I'm wrong. Make it a point to have 1 protein source every meal. Supplements beat all for cost and convienience.

And above post -Popcorn=whole grain=****ing delicious, esp with garlic and olive oil =)

[maesthetics]

Your lunch should not be a carb only! That's why people feel tired after they eat lunch so often...I don't know what the first word is, so forgive me if I'm wrong. Make it a point to have 1 protein source every meal. Supplements beat all for cost and convienience.

And above post -Popcorn=whole grain=****ing delicious, esp with garlic and olive oil =)

yeah im going to have a serving of tuna with my lunch everyday now. cheers



whats so funny about popcorn? i air pop my own, theres like no calories in it and it fills you up?

[On Fire]

Hey guys i did a search but i didnt find any answers.


I am a noob, who is not getting enough protein from my diet. gunna go buy some cheap as tuna tomorrow which will be added to my lunch.

According to fitday, today i only had 88 grams (not including shake before bed)

i realise i could have more protein shakes but i am unsure as to what times i should take them (cutting) should i just have shakes at all snack times

meals look like this:


7-8am breakfast - egg with multigrain bread and weetbix

10am snack - popcorn

12pm lunch - basamati rice

3pm - snack

6pm - tea

8pm - snack

10pm shake before bed


any tips on adding more protein with meals or meal times?


thanks

What was your calorie total with that particular fitday? I'm eyeballing here, but that looks like less than 1000 calories, and a good chunk is rice. No wonder you didnt meet your protein goals.

[maesthetics]

What was your calorie total with that particular fitday? I'm eyeballing here, but that looks like less than 1000 calories, and a good chunk is rice. No wonder you didnt meet your protein goals.

1900 something i believe, including another 2 shakes

[aussieangie]

Hey guys i did a search but i didnt find any answers.


I am a noob, who is not getting enough protein from my diet. gunna go buy some cheap as tuna tomorrow which will be added to my lunch.

According to fitday, today i only had 88 grams (not including shake before bed)

i realise i could have more protein shakes but i am unsure as to what times i should take them (cutting) should i just have shakes at all snack times

meals look like this:


7-8am breakfast - egg with multigrain bread and weetbix

10am snack - popcorn

12pm lunch - basamati rice

3pm - snack

6pm - tea

8pm - snack

10pm shake before bed


any tips on adding more protein with meals or meal times?


thanks

Just wondering where your fruit and veggies are?

Yes protein should be eaten at every meal, and there are some great sources around. Buy some chicken breasts in bulk, cook them up with seasoning and a little lemon, divide them per portion into a container and you are good to go for the week. Tuna tins are easy as well. I know here in australia we have tinned chicken and its really convenient.
Nuts are a great source as well.

[borlef]

88 grams is completely fine on a non-workout day. Read any medical study and it will prove you definitely do not need more than that. If you work out hard on a particular day, add some more, but screw the mercury-rich-tuna. Go for free-range organic meats or add in some quinoa in the morning, some peanut butter or other nuts for snack, burrito with lots of beans, lentil soup, something like that.
People on here will rip me because I am a vegan, who preaches not getting too much protein, but I studied nutrition for 2 years intensively, and that's why I became vegan, and I still get about 120 grams a day on a workout day and about 75 on a non-workout day.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/17627/broc...unkie.com+Feed)
You dont want to end up like him because you think you need so much protein.

[iLiRaM]

88 grams is completely fine on a non-workout day. Read any medical study and it will prove you definitely do not need more than that. If you work out hard on a particular day, add some more, but screw the mercury-rich-tuna. Go for free-range organic meats or add in some quinoa in the morning, some peanut butter or other nuts for snack, burrito with lots of beans, lentil soup, something like that.
People on here will rip me because I am a vegan, who preaches not getting too much protein, but I studied nutrition for 2 years intensively, and that's why I became vegan, and I still get about 120 grams a day on a workout day and about 75 on a non-workout day.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/17627/broc...unkie.com+Feed)
You dont want to end up like him because you think you need so much protein.

lets see some of those pictures of your awesome physique you got from eating 88 grams of protein

[maesthetics]

Just wondering where your fruit and veggies are?

Yes protein should be eaten at every meal, and there are some great sources around. Buy some chicken breasts in bulk, cook them up with seasoning and a little lemon, divide them per portion into a container and you are good to go for the week. Tuna tins are easy as well. I know here in australia we have tinned chicken and its really convenient.
Nuts are a great source as well.

wow i didnt even think about veggies and fruit, i guess im really lacking in that department, dinner is usually some type of meat with 3-4 vegies

can you give a rough price on tinned chicken or chicken breasts? im assuming the breasts wouldnt be that cheap, but i could get them from discount meats for abit less i guess

[borlef]

lets see some of those pictures of your awesome physique you got from eating 88 grams of protein

Buddy you should be a little bit more concerned with getting yourself into better shape. You have no muscle definition, and need to drop some fat. Get some cardio in there and start doing more reps.

[borlef]

lets see some of those pictures of your awesome physique you got from eating 88 grams of protein

Stooped low and posted a pic, satisfied?
And if I'm not impressive enough for you than maybe Ricky Williams at 230 lbs at having the best years of his football career is.
http://souljerky.com/_media/rickywilliamsbikini.jpg
Oldest running back to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, eats a relatively low-protein vegan diet. Herschel Walker is still a monster and eats a low protein diet.

[determined4000]

Stooped low and posted a pic, satisfied?
And if I'm not impressive enough for you than maybe Ricky Williams at 230 lbs at having the best years of his football career is.
http://souljerky.com/_media/rickywilliamsbikini.jpg
Oldest running back to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, eats a relatively low-protein vegan diet. Herschel Walker is still a monster and eats a low protein diet.

first you rail against people eating high protein because they see brock lesnar and how jacked he is so they think it must be good...
then advocate the same methodology to fit your your lower portein argument

[borlef]

first you rail against people eating high protein because they see brock lesnar and how jacked he is so they think it must be good...
then advocate the same methodology to fit your your lower portein argument

Did I bring up anyone of those guys in my first posts? No I didn't. It was only until that guy wanted pics of me showing that I actually had a decent physique on such a diet, that I pointed out that not only I do, but others do too. And it highlights the fact that you don't NEED a high protein diet to look that way. People on here use their bro-science and post about the crazy amount of protein and/or meat-based protein you need to be jacked up, and it takes one look at a guy like Ricky Williams or Randy Couture to dis-spell that myth.
I'm not taking Randy Couture or Ricky Williams and saying, this is their diet, so obviously this is the diet you need to have in order to be jacked. I'm taking them and saying they don't have the diet everyone says you need to be jacked, but they still are, so they are proof that you don't need to do that, that there are many ways to eat and be a sick physical specimen, so everyone should be focusing more on the real science, rather than avatars and pics of athletes and using the bro-science to come to conclusions that science doesn't agree with.